[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 118 (Wednesday, June 21, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28315-28316]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-12959]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0110]


 Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval 
to the Office of Management and Budget

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, 
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the 
Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the 
general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to 
comment on the following information collection. Comments are requested 
concerning: Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary 
for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, 
including whether the information shall have practical utility; the 
accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on the 
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology; and ways to further reduce the 
information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer 
than 25 employees.
    The Commission may not conduct or sponsor a collection of 
information unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) control number. No person shall be subject to any 
penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject 
to the PRA that does not display a valid OMB control number.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before July 21, 2017. 
If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but find it 
difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice, 
you should advise the contacts listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via 
email [email protected]; and to Cathy Williams, FCC, via 
email [email protected] and to [email protected]. Include in the 
comments the OMB control number as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-
2918. To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR) 
submitted to OMB: (1) Go to the Web page <http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain>, (2) look for the section of the Web page called 
``Currently Under Review,'' (3) click on the downward-pointing arrow in 
the ``Select Agency'' box below the ``Currently Under Review'' heading, 
(4) select ``Federal Communications Commission'' from the list of 
agencies presented in the ``Select Agency'' box, (5) click the 
``Submit'' button to the right of the ``Select Agency'' box, (6) when 
the list of FCC ICRs currently under review appears, look for the OMB 
control number of this ICR and then click on the ICR Reference Number. 
A copy of the FCC submission to OMB will be displayed.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of its continuing effort to reduce 
paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission 
(FCC or the Commission) invites the general public and other Federal 
agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following 
information collection. Comments are requested concerning: Whether the 
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the 
information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the 
Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the information collected; ways to minimize the burden of 
the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology; and ways to further reduce the information collection 
burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0110.
    Title: Application for Renewal of Broadcast Station License, FCC 
Form *18148 303-S; Section 73.3555(d), Daily Newspaper Cross-Ownership.
    Form Number: FCC Form 303-S.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for profit entities; Not for profit 
institutions; State, Local or Tribal Governments.
    Number of Respondent and Responses: 4,023 respondents, 4,023 
responses.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain benefits--Statutory 
authority for this collection of information is contained in Sections 
154(i), 303, 307 and 308 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 
and Section 204 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1.25-12 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Every eight year reporting requirement; 
Third party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 10,797 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: $5,073,271.
    Obligation of Response: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for the collection is contained Sections 154(i), 
303, 307 and 308 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and 
Section 204 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this information collection.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: FCC Form 303-S is used in applying for renewal of 
license for commercial or noncommercial AM, FM, TV, FM translator, TV 
translator, Class A TV, or Low Power TV, and Low Power FM broadcast 
station licenses. Licensees of broadcast stations must apply for 
renewal of their licenses every eight years. The Commission is revising 
this collection to reflect the adoption of a Report and Order (``R&O'') 
in MB Docket No. 16-161, FCC 17-3, In the Matter of Revisions to Public 
Inspection File Requirements--Broadcaster Correspondence File and Cable 
Principal Headend Location, adopted and released on January 31, 2017. 
The R&O eliminated the requirement that commercial TV stations retain 
in their public inspection file copies of letters and emails from the 
public. As the Commission noted in the R&O, because commercial TV 
licensees will no longer

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be required to maintain correspondence under our rules, under the terms 
of 47 U.S.C. Section 308(d) they also will not be required to file a 
summary of correspondence received regarding violent programming with 
their renewal application (FCC Form 303-S). Consistent with this 
decision, we are revising Form 303-S to remove the references in the 
form to this requirement.
    We are making the following specific changes to FCC Form 303-S:
    On page 5 of the form, we are removing item 4 (Violent 
Programming).
    On page 25 of the instructions, we are removing the paragraph 
titled ``Item 4: Violent Programming.''

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-12959 Filed 6-20-17; 8:45 am]
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